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      "body": "By Philippe Sionneau\nTranslated by Janel Sharma\n\n![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbSddJVbChuqbZUYQkeu9ykoz7Q3SY8fVrjK2Jz9CrUyC/image.png)\n\nTea is probably one of the most extraordinary beverages in the world. It is also the second most consumed beverage in the world, after water. Between black, green, white, semi-fermented, smoked, flavored and compressed, there are an estimated 3000 varieties of tea. But in fact, and without exception, they come from the same plant: Camelia Sinensis. Its origin is Chinese and not Indian, as is commonly believed.\n\nMuch less toxic and better for your health than coffee, it is still necessary to know how to use it in order to avoid certain side effects. We will first discuss tea according to Chinese dietary theory, followed by a more Western perspective in order to draw conclusions about it advantages, disadvantages, and how to drink this amazing beverage.\nFrom a Chinese Perspective\n\nThose who are not familiar with Chinese medical terminology should be reassured that the second part of this article will be more accessible.\n\nFlavor and nature:  Bitter, sweet, cool\n\nChannel entry: Heart, liver, stomach, bladder, large intestine\n\nFunctions:\n\n    Clears the head and eyes\n    Clears heat, eliminates vexation\n    Disperses food damage\n    Alleviates side effects from excess alcohol consumption\n    Promotes diuresis\n    Stops diarrhea\n    Transforms phlegm\n\n\nIndications:\n\nHeadache, red, painful eyes, visual disturbances due to Wind Heat, such as those associated with hay fever. \nSomnolence, mental confusion.\n    Thirst and vexation from febrile disease due to Summer Heat.\n    Nausea, loss of appetite, foul belching, abdominal and epigastric pain and distension due to food damage mainly from animal fats and vegetable oils.\n    Heavy sensation of the head, headache and nausea due to excess alcohol consumption.\n    Dysuria, oliguria, urodynia, dark, scanty urine, heat strangury due to damp-heat in the bladder.\n    Damp-heat diarrhea.\n    Cough with copious phlegm.\n    Shingles.\n\nUses:\n\n    Tea is consumed as an infusion.\n    In order to receive the therapeutic benefits of tea, one should drink 5 to 10g per day on average.\n    For an anti-diarrheal action, a very concentrated, bitter infusion should be consumed: 10g of tealeaves in 200ml of water boiled over low heat to yield a very strong tea. Drink 3 to 4 times per day.\n    Grind the tealeaves into a powder and dissolve into a very strong tea. Apply externally on Shingles 2 to 3 times per day.\n    Drinking 2 to 5ml of very strong tea (boil tealeaves over low heat), 3 to 4 times per day can cure acute and chronic enteritis.\n    It is also said that tea can make the eyes more clear and sparkling.\n\n\"With its bitter taste, tea boosts the spirit, combats fatigue, stimulates the body, promotes weight loss, and brightens the vision\" Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (The first materia medica for Chinese herbology, written around the 1st century AD, in the Han Dynasty).\n\nModern Scientific Research\nAverage composition:\n\nFor every 100g of dried green tea, there is approximately:\n\n    Vitamin C: 300mg\n    Vitamin E: 100mg\n    Vitamin B: 11mg\n    Betacarotene (provitamin A): 15mg\n    Polyphenols (antioxidants): 35%\n    Caffeine: 3%\n\nIt should be noted that black, semi-fermented or flavored teas have significantly lower levels of vitamins and polyphenols than green or white tea, which undergo very little processing. Considering that vitamin C is sensitive to heat, its levels can be considered to be more or less absent in black teas. (Here again, we find that the concept of Jing does not withstand transformation very well).\nHealth benefits of tea\n\nThere is an abundance of recent research from around the Western world clearly showing the amazing potential benefits of tea for health. Tealeaves contain significant amounts of particular antioxidants (polyphenols and flavanoids) that combat free radicals and protect our cells from daily assaults. The high level of antioxidants in tea is comparable to and often exceeds that of fruits and vegetables that are rich in polyphenols. The scientific review, Free Radical Research (USA) published a study in volume 30, February 1999 that compares the antioxidant effects of certain substances. The conclusions are as follows:\n\n2 cups of tea\n=\n7 glasses of orange juice\n=\n20 glasses or apple juice\n=\n6 apples\n=\n3.5 glasses of blackcurrant juice\n\nAnother study conducted by Tufts University in Boston measured the antioxidant effect of tea and compared it to 22 other vegetables, including broccoli, corn, onion, garlic and carrots. Tea came in first ahead of all 22 vegetables. This research also underlines that tea has a superior ability to absorb free radicals. It should be noted that 85% of the antioxidants in tea are released during the first 3 to 5 minutes of the infusion. After drinking a cup of tea, the body benefits from strong antioxidant activity in the following two to three hours. The antioxidant properties of tea are four times more powerful than vitamin C. Meanwhile, one of the other constituents, Gallate Epigallocatechol-3 (EGCG) is 200 times stronger in terms of antioxidants than vitamin E!\n\nFree radicals damage our cells. Scientists now agree on the fact that these lesions are the cause of certain cancers, cardiovascular diseases and stroke. This would explain the many observations and research done in the past 20 years in China, Japan, the United States, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Canada, etc. that confirm the therapeutic properties of tea. We can now say with certainty that the regular consumption of tea reduces the risk of:\n\n    Cardiovascular diseases (prevents infarction and thromboses). Tea mildly stimulates the heart, relaxes the blood vessel walls, helps prevent atherosclerosis, and prevents the formation of blood clots.\n    Cancer. This is particularly true for those caused by the use of tobacco (lung, pancreatic, mouth, esophageal, larynx, kidney and bladder cancers) and from the poor eating habits of the Western world (colon, rectum, prostate, breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancers).\n    Stroke. Tea has an anti-thrombotic action.\n\nThe other recognized properties of tea are:\n\n    Rapidly increases alertness\n    Stimulates the mind\n    Vasodilates the capillaries\n    Reduces oxidative stress from tobacco\n    Reduces cholesterol (this function is controversial)\n    Slimming action (mild)\n    Hemostatic action (for bloody stools) - at a high dose\n    Fights infection in dysentery - at a high dose\n    Diuretic action\n\nThe different types of tea and their health benefits\n\nAll tea seems to have multiple benefits, notably for cancer and cardiac disease. However, it is green tea that is the most powerful. On the other hand, a series of recent research shows that white tea is actually more powerful than green tea in preventing cancer. All tea comes from the same species: Camellia Sinensis. Only the environment, terrain, altitude, time of harvest, and processing method can alter the appearance and quality of tea. Recognized mostly by tea enthusiasts in Europe, white tea is one of the most famous and expensive in the world. Researchers believe that it is the preparation method of white tea that explains the difference in efficacy.\n\nIt undergoes minimal processing after harvesting in order to retain the maximal amount of aroma and properties. This echoes another study that demonstrates that unfermented, unsmoked green tea that is not compressed seems to be better for health. Indeed, some traditional preparations destroy some of the polyphenols, but this probably doesn't explain everything. In summary, according to the current research in the health field, we should remember that less processed tea is better than those that undergo some processing (fermented, semi-fermented, smoked, compressed, etc.), and that white tea is superior to green tea, which itself is superior to black tea.\nThe disadvantages of tea and its contraindications\n\nAll of these beneficial effects should not blind us to the fact that no food in the world is a panacea and perfect for everyone. Tea also has some disadvantages that one should know in order to avoid negative side effects.\nContraindications according to Chinese medicine:\n\n    Pregnancy and breast-feeding\n    Insomnia\n    Constipation\n    Frequent and abundant urination, nocturia due to Yang vacuity of the spleen and kidneys. Tea is cooling and also a diuretic and should be taken in moderation, especially if the person is cold, has cold limbs or a cold nose, accompanied by fatigue.\n    Tea is incompatible with many Chinese medicinals such as the infamous ginseng [Radix Panacis Ginseng (Ren Shen)]. It neutralizes its supplementing effects, which makes the commercial marketing of ginseng tea seem ridiculous. It is also incompatible with: Radix Clematidis Chinensis (Wei Ling Xian), Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae (Tu Fu Ling), Fructus Quisqualis Indicae (Shi Jun Zi), Sclerotium Poriae Cocos (Fu Ling).\n\n\"A continued habit of incorrectly drinking tea reduces body fat, and causes vacuity cold of the middle burner. Drinking tea while angry is particularly inappropriate and leads to insomnia.\" Shou Yang Cong Shu (Ancient Treatise on Chinese Health Practices).\n\n\"Although tea has the effect of clearing the heart and stimulating vision, it has many disadvantages. It should not be taken excessively in any time of the year, especially in the case where a person suffers from insomnia or if one is weak and thin.\" Sun Zhen Ren Wei Shen Ge Zhu Shi (Ancient Chinese text).\nNegative effects according to modern science\n\n    Tea prevents the absorption of iron. It is therefore contraindicated in cases of iron deficiency anemia. For this reason, it is not advisable to drink tea with meals. It should be taken between meals.\n    Tea can aggravate gastric or duodenal ulcers of taken on an empty stomach. In general, tea should be avoided in the case of ulcers.\n    Tea seems to counteract certain medicinal substances and also the assimilation of proteins. Therefore, tea should not be taken with meals or at the same time as taking a medication.\n    In addition, an excess amount of tea can cause:\n    Palpitations\n    Headache\n    Tinnitus\n    Visual disturbances\n\nThe harmful effects of caffeine in tea\n\nThe amount of caffeine can obviously vary with the type of tea. However, in general it is considered to contain 3% caffeine, which is two to three times less than the amount in coffee. A moderate consumption of caffeine, between 400-450mg per day, does not seem to causes problems in most individuals. This is equivalent to approximately 10-12 cups of tea per day. Despite this fact, many people are very sensitive to this substance. A small cup of tea in the afternoon can cause them to have a sleepless night. To avoid or reduce this sensitivity, one can also decaffeinate the tea themselves. Simply throw away the water from the first infusion after two minutes (three minutes if the leaves are whole). Then infuse the tea another time in a new pot of boiling water and drink as usual.",
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